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Rijk Zwaan

@rijkzwaan

Every day, millions of people eat fruits and vegetables grown from our seeds. It inspires us to always think ahead.

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🎄✨Merry Christmas and a Happy 2025 🎄✨ On behalf of all Rijk Zwaan colleagues, we wish you and your families a Merry Christmas!

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STORY - It’s the people behind the innovation who truly make the seed sector thrive. Here’s to our experts shaping the future of food through #innovation and care 🌱 #seedhealth #planthealth Follow Euroseeds for more inspiring #TalesFromTheField stories!

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🥒 🔦 Marcel van Koppen, Crop Coordinator at Rijk Zwaan highlights the benefits for growers of their LED cucumber high-yield innovation with controlled lighting. #GrowingTheFuture #plantbreeding #foodsecurity #planthealth

🥒 🔦 Marcel van Koppen, Crop Coordinator at <a href="/RijkZwaan/">Rijk Zwaan</a> highlights the benefits for growers of their LED cucumber high-yield innovation with controlled lighting.

#GrowingTheFuture #plantbreeding #foodsecurity #planthealth
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EVENT - Over 100 growers and partners from East, West and South of Africa joined us for our Demo Days at our Afrisem breeding station in Arusha, Tanzania. Thank you all for visiting! hubs.la/Q034QJt80 #BreedingforAfrica #partnerships

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EVENT - Another successful edition of FRUIT LOGISTICA has wrapped up! We truly appreciated the valuable conversations at our booth and in the Rijk Zwaan Retail Centre. #Fruitlogistica2025 #Caregrows #Partnership #Innovation #Collaboration #VeggiesFirst

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Missed our bold surprise @FruitLogistica? Watch how our Veggies First flashmob turned the entree hall into a stage, telling the story of our soon-to-be-launched brand. Ready to put Veggies First? Stay tuned!

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Why a career in science? 🔬 Fátima Tena Fernández, Crop Researcher Pre-breeder Watermelon, Squash and Beans at Rijk Zwaan research & breeding station in Spain shares that her passion for plants led her to a career in biology! In their breeding team, Fátima works with gene bank

Why a career in science? 🔬 Fátima Tena Fernández, Crop Researcher Pre-breeder Watermelon, Squash and Beans at Rijk Zwaan research &amp; breeding  station in Spain shares that her passion for plants led her to a career in biology!
In their breeding team, Fátima works with gene bank
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STORY - Deze week verzenden we weer 3.600 zadenpakketten naar basisscholen en bso’s in Nederland! Jong Leren Eten @smaaklessen #voedseleducatie #schoolmoestuin Dank aan Patijnenburg voor het zorgvuldig inpakken van alle pakketten #partnership

STORY - Deze week verzenden we weer 3.600 zadenpakketten naar basisscholen en bso’s in Nederland! <a href="/JongLerenEten/">Jong Leren Eten</a> @smaaklessen #voedseleducatie #schoolmoestuin 
Dank aan <a href="/Patijnenburg/">Patijnenburg</a> voor het zorgvuldig inpakken van alle pakketten #partnership
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We keep being inspired by #WomenInscience! 👨‍🌾🧬🌾 We asked Ingrid Vilmus Pre-breeder Melon & Cucumber Rijk Zwaan research & breeding station in France how her profession contributes to a more #sustainableagriculture and #foodsystems and what pushed her career in science: 'I help

We keep being inspired by #WomenInscience! 👨‍🌾🧬🌾

We asked Ingrid Vilmus Pre-breeder Melon &amp; Cucumber <a href="/RijkZwaan/">Rijk Zwaan</a> research &amp; breeding station in France how her profession contributes to a more #sustainableagriculture and #foodsystems and what pushed her career in science: 'I help
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STORY – Meet Beril Korku, Selector Tomato at our research and breeding station in Turkey, in this Euroseeds story ⤵️ #WomenInScience #Innovation #VegetableBreeding Rijk Zwaan Türkiye

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STORY – Every year, we send seed packages to 3,600 schools in the Netherlands🌱This way, kids can experience the fun of growing their own vegetables while learning about where their food comes from #FoodEducation

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🌱🔬 “Follow your passion—it will take you far!” Meet Tania Toruño, Program Leader Phytopathology Research at Rijk Zwaan, who explores plant resistance to diseases. She shares her journey in molecular plant pathology & advice for women in science. 💡👩‍🔬 #GrowingTheFuture

🌱🔬 “Follow your passion—it will take you far!” Meet Tania Toruño, Program Leader Phytopathology Research at <a href="/RijkZwaan/">Rijk Zwaan</a>, who explores plant resistance to diseases. She shares her journey in molecular plant pathology &amp; advice for women in science. 💡👩‍🔬 

#GrowingTheFuture
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STORY – At Rijk Zwaan, we’re researching how plants respond to hot and dry conditions #WorldWaterDay Ehab Aboukheir, Team Leader Seed Technology Research, shares more about our research into abiotic stress ➡️hubs.ly/Q03cWp8S0 #research #vegetablebreeding #innovation

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NIEUWS – Op 8 april openden we ons nieuwe pand, 'Seed Connect Centre', in De Lier. Met deze uitbreiding vergroten we onze capaciteit voor zaadschoning, bewerking en verpakking ➡️ hubs.la/Q03gygLl0 We bedanken onze bouwpartners voor hun vakmanschap en samenwerking! 💪

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EVENT – Excited to join the World Seed Congress in Istanbul! #WorldSeedCongress by the International Seed Federation International Seed Federation Proud to support the Future Generation initiatives and contribute to the growth of the seed sector #innovation

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De week van de schooltuin is weer van start! 🌱🥕🥒 Wij wensen alle kinderen en leraren deze week éxtra veel plezier in de schooltuin #WeekVanDeSchooltuin met het zaaien, oogsten en verzorgen van de planten #partnership Jong Leren Eten en Alliantie Schooltuinen #voedseleducatie

De week van de schooltuin is weer van start! 🌱🥕🥒
Wij wensen alle kinderen en leraren deze week éxtra veel plezier in de schooltuin #WeekVanDeSchooltuin met het zaaien, oogsten en verzorgen van de planten #partnership <a href="/JongLerenEten/">Jong Leren Eten</a> en  Alliantie Schooltuinen #voedseleducatie
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STORY - “Biodiversity is necessary to help tackle future challenges” Discover how breeders promote biodiversity and work together with gene banks #BiodiversityDay hubs.la/Q03n6Zm20

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Martijn Eggink, Managing Director van Rijk Zwaan, sloeg 11 juli symbolisch de 1e paal van ons Trial Centre Open Field in het West-Brabantse Heijningen. Vanaf april 2026 is het onze nieuwe demolocatie voor vollegrondsgroenten. Ook werken aan gezonde groenten? #rijkzwaancareers

Martijn Eggink, Managing Director van Rijk Zwaan, sloeg 11 juli symbolisch de 1e paal van ons Trial Centre Open Field in het West-Brabantse Heijningen. Vanaf april 2026 is het onze nieuwe demolocatie voor vollegrondsgroenten.

Ook werken aan gezonde groenten? #rijkzwaancareers
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It is possible to grow lettuce with significantly lower levels of nitrogen? Rijk Zwaan tested this in the breeding fields for 8 years. Now it's new iceberg lettuce varieties can cope with less nitrogen. #Sustainability #Horticultural_Innovation #CSR eu1.hubs.ly/H0nn_-M0

It is possible to grow lettuce with significantly lower levels of nitrogen? Rijk Zwaan tested this in the breeding fields for 8 years. Now it's new iceberg lettuce varieties can cope with less nitrogen. 
#Sustainability #Horticultural_Innovation #CSR
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NEWS – Highlights from our 2024/2025 financial year · Net sales increased by 9% to €684 million · Net profit ended at €68 million · Total operating expenses on research and development €204 million ➡️ eu1.hubs.ly/H0pw5zW0 #RijkZwaan #innovation #breeding

NEWS – Highlights from our 2024/2025 financial year
· Net sales increased by 9% to €684 million
· Net profit ended at €68 million
· Total operating expenses on research and development €204 million

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#RijkZwaan #innovation #breeding